Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-28
CAPITAL CULLINGS.
The Withdrawal of Judge Terrell
Places the Other Candidates In an
Uncertain State Of Mind.
McDonald's Bucket-shop Bill Creates a
Furor-Claiborne's Corporation Reso-
luton In Full.
Special to the Gazette.

gress from the Fifth district, is stopping
in the city for few days.
The withdrawal of Judge Terrell from
the senatorial race yesterday was so IN
expected that it has placed the other can
! dldates in rather an uncertain state Of
mind as to who of the remaining three
will receive the strength of his follow
ing.
The friends of Maxey, Reagan and Ire
| land began early and caucused late last
night. 1t is generally conceded by men,
bers who can be approached on the sub
ject that Reagan will receive the bulk OF
Terrell's support.
The proposition to appoint an inspector
Of Illuminating oils and fluids is con-
sidered to be q good proposition
| We heard one member remark that
the bill should nave passed and the in
| spector should have been assigned to
duty before the senatorial contest began,
| for there is likely to be good deal OF
bottled wrath that needs watching to pre-
vent an explosion, more especially the
partisans who have been dealing in pool
tickets.
All the petitions of remonstrance
sgainst tie passage of Senator Jarvts''
telephone bill have the same stereotyped
form, and show upon their faces
that the companies that will
be effected most are "moving heaven and
earth'' to defeat the measure by circulat-
ing these petitions wherever they can get
| signers. Some of the members say that
there are names on the petitions who
never talked through telephone in their
| lives, much less rented one to facilitate
their business.
1t is reported that the knights of
Labor have committee here
whose business it is 10 read every
bill effeCting their interests before they
are submitted for final passage. 1t is
said that several bills have already been
marked down for defeat if they csn bring
sufficient influence to bear upon them.
Yesterday when the Joint resolutions of
Senator Claiborne came up for hearing
as the subject of special order of the
day, the following resolution was laid be-
fore the Senate;
Be it resolved, that the President of the
Senate appoint special committee of
three senators to act alone, or with sim
liar committee of the House of Represen-
tatiVes, which said committee may be
sub-divided into three committees.
The duty Of said committee shall be to
ascertain the bonded Indebtedness of all
C operations doing business in the state,
and whether or not all railroads and other
corporate bodies doing business in the
state have complied fully with the law
governing such corporations, that said
committee be charged with the fur
ther duty Of comparing the books of all
corporations with their sworn reports
made to the Comptroller of Public Ac-
counts of this state; also the ascertaining
of what substantial grounds of complaint
(if any now exist in this state II regard
to the charges made by common carriers
on the commerce or production of the
state, and the relations existing between
the owners and users of common car
riers. The inquiry will involve the con-
sideration OF number of incidental
questions, briefly the following:
l. The best method of preventing ex-
tortlons and unjust determinations by
all common carriers and corporations op-
Grated in this state.
=. The difference now charged be-
tween local and through freight and pas
senger tariff, II any exists.
3 The best meth cd of securing staple
and uniform rates.
4. To ascertain the elements of cost,
condition of business and other factors
that should be considered in fixing tar
if of charges by common carriers on
commerce and passengers.
3. Shall any rebate or drawbacks be al
lowed? Shall free passes be granted to
any state official? Shall the common
carriers be subjected to inspection by the
proper officials, or shall said official in
spection be prohibited?
g. Snail there be any pooling permit
ted? If,yes, shall it be regulated by law,
be public and made subject to official ap-
provsl?
7. Shall provision be made allowing
part of line over which their produce shall |
be transported?
S. BY what method can uniform sys-
tenn of rates of transportation by all cor
porations engaged as common carriers be |
best secured?
9. Shall common carriers be permitted |
to charge lower proportion for long
than short haul?
10. Shall any concession be made in
rates to large over small shippers, and |
shall it be made public?
II. Snail all corporations and common
carriers be required to keep uniform &C.
counts?
u. To define what portion of the bus
mess of corporate rs shall be reported to
the Comptroller Of Public Accounts, and
define the items that each sworn report
shall contain?
10. In what manner can the laws reg
ulating state commerce be enforced?
Shall it be by commission or other tribu-
nal established by law?
IA. In what manner and what per
cent. on the cost of construction of rail-
roads has been made in the past year, up
to October 81, 1886?
And that said committee be further
charged with the preparation of bill to
be referred to the proper Senate commit
tee, amending the present railway law, or
the creation of new law for the govern
nent of all corporations operating in this
state, and that said bill shall be referred
20 the Senate committee on commerce
md manufactures, who shall report the
same to this body, with their action
thereon, without delay, and that the
Senate make such appropriation as
nay be necessary for defraylrg
he expenses of the Investigating COM
nittee, and that said committee have
power to administer oaths, summon wit
lesses and do and perform all things
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